Mantra #1: Ganesha Bhajan ( 2 versions)
GANESHA MANTRA
MANTRA #1
aum gum ganapataye Yamaha sharanam ganesha
MANTRA #2
aum gum ganapataye namaha
Ganesha Sharanam
Ganesha: “The elephant-headed god, son of Shiva and Parvati, who is the lord/leader ("Isha") of Shiva's army ("Gana"). Shiva's army is made up of all sorts of strange creatures, hooligans of heaven ("Gana"), as he will use any means, devious or not, to remove ignorance in the devotee”.
"Though Ganesha is worshiped as the elephant-headed God, the form is just to bring out the formless. Ganesha is unborn, attribute-less, formless, and he symbolizes the consciousness which is omnipresent. Ganesha is the same energy which is the reason for this universe – the energy from which everything manifests, and into which everything will dissolve." ~ The Art of Living
Meaning:
"When you're blessed by Ganesh, then you can travel on a sacred journey to an inner temple. He paves the path that leads to the soul and he's known for removing all obstacles. Now some may think it's illogical, a myth, or it's just philosophical, but Ganesha makes everything possible because the elephant power’s is unstoppable! ~ MC Yogi
Om: is thought to constitute the divine in the form of sound. It is the universal sound where its utterance is considered the sound of creation itself.
Gam is a bija mantra, or the seed mantra, for Ganesha or Ganapati. These words are used interchangeably to indicate the same god in Hinduism.
Ganapataye is actually the alternate name for Ganesha, which is Ganapati. The ending 'aye' indicates that something is for or to Ganapati.
Namaha means salutations. This word is in most prayers and is also in the commonly used word “namaste”; which means my salutations to you.
Thus, the mantra means "Salutations to Lord Ganesha."
Sharanam Sharanam means refuge, protection.
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